Free Health Screenings by UAMS Students at Kroger Pharmacies Saturday
By: KARK 4 News
Updated: October 2, 2012
Free health screenings will be available across the state on Saturday thanks to a partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Kroger.
UAMS College of Pharmacy students will do the screenings at the 29 Kroger pharmacies in 13 cities.
The screenings will include blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar checks and will be held on a walk-in basis from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. at all Kroger pharmacy locations in Batesville, Benton, Cabot, Conway, England, Hot Springs, Jacksonville, Jonesboro, Little Rock, Maumelle, North Little Rock, Russellville and West Memphis.
This is the second year of the partnership, with nearly 100 students screening more than 1,100 patients at Kroger locations statewide last year. All screening supplies are being provided by Kroger, while all screenings will be conducted by UAMS College of Pharmacy students.
"We are proud to partner again with the UAMS College of Pharmacy and to have their expertise working with our valued pharmacy customers," said Joe Bell, marketing and public affairs specialist with the Kroger Delta Division in Memphis. "We want our pharmacies to have open, friendly and personal relationships with the people they serve. This is a fantastic way for us to show customers that we care about their health."
The event kicks off a series of activities sponsored by the UAMS College of Pharmacy student group - the American Pharmacists Association - Academy of Student Pharmacists - to celebrate American Pharmacists Month.
"The theme again for this year is, 'Know your medicine, know your pharmacist,'" said Eddie Dunn, Pharm.D., associate professor of pharmacy practice. "By sending our students out into pharmacies to offer a public service, we feel like we're promoting active and beneficial relationships with pharmacies and their customers."
UAMS College of Pharmacy students will do the screenings at the 29 Kroger pharmacies in 13 cities.
The screenings will include blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar checks and will be held on a walk-in basis from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. at all Kroger pharmacy locations in Batesville, Benton, Cabot, Conway, England, Hot Springs, Jacksonville, Jonesboro, Little Rock, Maumelle, North Little Rock, Russellville and West Memphis.
This is the second year of the partnership, with nearly 100 students screening more than 1,100 patients at Kroger locations statewide last year. All screening supplies are being provided by Kroger, while all screenings will be conducted by UAMS College of Pharmacy students.
"We are proud to partner again with the UAMS College of Pharmacy and to have their expertise working with our valued pharmacy customers," said Joe Bell, marketing and public affairs specialist with the Kroger Delta Division in Memphis. "We want our pharmacies to have open, friendly and personal relationships with the people they serve. This is a fantastic way for us to show customers that we care about their health."
The event kicks off a series of activities sponsored by the UAMS College of Pharmacy student group - the American Pharmacists Association - Academy of Student Pharmacists - to celebrate American Pharmacists Month.
"The theme again for this year is, 'Know your medicine, know your pharmacist,'" said Eddie Dunn, Pharm.D., associate professor of pharmacy practice. "By sending our students out into pharmacies to offer a public service, we feel like we're promoting active and beneficial relationships with pharmacies and their customers."
